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Gas prices still falling, but remains much higher than last year

UTICAOD -- You might want to ask for a gas card this Christmas: Prices at the pump are dropping, but they're still at an all-time high for this time of year.

Prices have declined for 12 straight days nationwide primarily because supplies are rising at a time when demand generally falls, said AAA Spokesman Michael Green.

The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline in the Utica-Rome area was $4.01 Tuesday, about 9 cents lower than last week, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report.
Still, it's about 32 cents higher than last year.

Prices generally drop at the end of the summer driving season and continue to do so until the end of the year. But this year, the decline has been delayed due to disruptions in supply including refinery fires and weather such as Hurricane Isaac, Green said.

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Submitted Oct 24, 2012 By: aservant

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steelydawn Rookie Author Winnipeg Posts:32 Points:1,135 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:59:33 PM Ignore steelydawn Report Abuse Gas gift cards would be the ideal gift for Christmas.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:01:41 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse slowly coming down, but not like they should
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 5:56:03 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse supply and demand is BS when it comes to Pig Oil.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 8:13:09 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse syd: I totally agree with you on that statement.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,656 Points:1,941,820 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 8:59:18 AM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse Greed, speculation, and gouging are the only explanation for today's gas prices!
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ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,805 Points:911,260 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 12:13:56 AM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse @ddwilz - You"re not broke yet? You must have a secure job and in the 28% tax bracket or whatever. Millions of U.S. citizens are out of work. Thanks to Obama and the unregulated speculators in commodity markets. I sincerely hope that Obama doesn't win another four years in the presidential office and that Helicopter Ben gets fired. I fear that the ignorant majority of the citizens of the U.S. will re-elect Obama. SAD!!! [Edited by: ToolinIt at 10/25/2012 12:15:20 AM EST]
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ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,805 Points:911,260 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 12:00:17 AM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse Speculators have a free rein in the price of oil and gas. They act on any hiccup in news, relevant or not, to drive prices higher. Speculators have knee jerk reactions to rumors, they never wait for hard news to justify their actions. Smarmy barstads! [Edited by: ToolinIt at 10/25/2012 12:02:19 AM EST]
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ddwilz Rookie Author Florida Posts:60 Points:65,155 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 11:58:24 PM Ignore ddwilz Report Abuse Prices need to go down soon before we all go broke!
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knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,506 Points:717,735 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 11:22:04 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse It just goes to show ya what shutting down and blowing up refineries will do. Besides that, there's the annual mark up due to inflation up and down the food chain. Let's not forget taxes!
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